Car-mover



(No Model.) L. B. GIFPORD.

GAR MOVER.

Patented Nov. 15

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Joraifi G UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LORD B. GIFFORD, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

CAR-MOVER.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No.373.358. dated November 15, 1887.

Application filed April 18, 1887. Serial No. 235,268. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LORD B. GIFFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at T0- ledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gar-Movers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car-movers such as are used to move empty or loaded cars on sidings and around warehouses, elevators for grain, 8m, easily moving by handpower one or more empty or loaded cars.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine for this purpose that-is light, durable, powerful, and easily operated, so arranged that it will act on the rail and against the sill or body of a car and start it and follow it as it moves along, and also arranged so that it may be easily adjusted so as to make either a push or a pull on a car, as may be desired or convenient. I accomplish this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my machine complete as attached to a section of the sillof a car. Fig. 2 is atop or plan view of my machine complete. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of one of the slotted fulcrum-plates with the saddle blockin section and omitting theleg. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the lower end of the leg 0 and the bifurcated shoe as attached to it. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the ratchet and reel.

In all of the views like letters refer to like parts.

A is a lever, to the end of which are secured on the two opposite sidestwo circular-slotted tracked fulcrum-plates, B B. These plates are provided with an inside circular-slotted track,

I), in which a trunnion, 0, travels on a pivot in' the leg 0. The upper end of the leg 0 is provided with a slot, by means of which, with a pin or bolt in the adjustment-holes l 2, it is pivoted between the plates B B. The lower end of the leg 0 is sloped down on each side and slotted to receive a bifurcated shoe, I, which is made secure by means of bolts and plates. To the front ends of the fulcrum-plates B B is pivoted a bifurcated saddle-block, D, one arm of which is mounted with a spur or tang, and the other is provided with aloop, (1.

A chain, E,having a hook, F, on one end,passes \Vhen the machine is designed to be usedfor pushing a car, the leg 0 is placed and works at an acute angle to the lever A, and is pivoted by its slotin its upper end in hole No; 1, as shown in Fig. 1, and when it is used to pull a car with, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, it is pivoted at its upper end in hole No. 2 and works at an obtuse angle to the lever A.

I may construct the whole machine of iron and steel; but for the sake of cheapncss, lightness, and convenience I prefer to make the lever A and the leg 0 of wood. I also obtain special advantages by having a machine so constructed that itcan be easily and practically applied to a car, so as to either push or pull it; and I also find great advantages and especially adapt my machine to fasten over the sill of the car on the under side.

Having described the parts of my machine and their working relation to each other, the manner of operating it is as follows: The leg 0 is placed with the bifurcated shoe I on the rail. The bifurcated saddle-block D is then placed so that it rests against the end of the car and against the under side of the sill. The tang is then forced into the wood, the hook is placed over the inner edge of the sill, and the chain is then drawn up tight by means of the reel, ratchet, pawl, and lever. Then by the continued working of the lever A the car is moved forward or backward, according as the leg 0 is inclined and adjusted in the holes 1 and 2.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a car-mover, thelevcr A and fulcrumplates BB, provided with circular-slotted 5 chain E, hook F, plate M, reel N, ratchet; J,

lever A, fulcrum-plates B B, having the ad- 1 In testimony whci'eoflliavehereunto set my justment-holes 1 and 2, leg 0, bifurcated shoe I hand in the presence of two subscribing Wit- I, trunnion 0, circular-slotted tracks?) I), bifur- I nesscs.

cated saddle block D, with tang and loop (1, LORD B. GIFFORD.

Witnesses:

J. T. GREEK, \VILLIAM H. TUCKER.

l pawl K, lever L, and sqnarel, substantially as described and specified. 

